Phoenix Trial #6 - Themed Icons

[baassee]

a golden one? damn I thikn mr goblin will steal it immidatly

 

[Palaslayer]

Contest Dates And Deadline

The contest shall begin on 25.09.09 and conclude on 25.10.09
24:00 (GMT)

:/ just read the first post

well, thats a lot of time left then. and i will do three additional icons.

 

[Joe-black-5]

well, thats a lot of time left then. and i will do three additional icons.

Good luck, choose the best ones of all your icons in the end.

 

[UnholyDobry]

Well it sopoused to be copper, gold is more yellow and less brown but what a hell i'll try to do something to get it to be more copper.

 

[Joe-black-5]

make it darker to look more like copper than Gold

 

[CrazyKiD]

Should I do something(message someone or what) to participate? or just show the 4 icons?

 

[HappyCockroach]

Just show them.

 

[67chrome]

Well it sopoused to be copper, gold is more yellow and less brown but what a hell i'll try to do something to get it to be more copper.

That wrench does not look like it is made out of copper, more like chrome something. Waaay to shiny to pass as copper.

its a bit noobish but i just want a bit of feedback on the look of the idea.

its honestly been a while since I drew icon art

You should get rid of the gold trim on the back, it makes the cushion look to flat. I'm curious to know what theme you are going for with that.

My new theme will be "Maces"

This will be a first wip


Demonic/blighted mace of death!

EDIT: Played around with it some more.

That icon looks all right, but the actual mace looks a little plain. I'd recommend going past the cube on a stick idea for your next icons and try something a little more interesting. Here are some pictures of maces and warhammers (and an axe) that were created in medieval Italy


Anyways, here is what I've got so far...

 

[viiva]

Armor itself looks nice, but the glow really ruins it for me.

 

[Paladon]

Yep, the background distracts too much attention.
The plates are good nonetheless.

 

[Dentothor]

agreeing. the BG looks too intense and distracts the attention away from the main objects. try darkening the BG or toning down the sparks(?) a bit.

You should get rid of the gold trim on the back, it makes the cushion look to flat. I'm curious to know what theme you are going for with that.

its a mage theme.

but now that i think about it... i might want to restart and do a Narcainian Theme >

 

[Palaslayer]

entry

Night Elf Warden - Maiev:

Demon Hunter - Illidan:

Druid of the Talon - Furion:

Priestess of the Moon - Tyrande:

ok guys, i need some serious criticism from you and if you tell me what you dont like, also say how i could improve the icons.

maybe you could also chose the 4 icons you like best?

 

[Revolve]

Palaslayer: I like all, but just.... In my opinion, this is what I think:

Warden - Looks very nice. The best of the ones you've made for this competition, you should not touch it more.

Demon Hunter - 1st: The shape of the blade is nice, and the icon is awsome. Tho, the glow could (IMO) be a bit more "Sharp", looks a bit slimey and round.
2nd: I know that many people like this icon. Well, I've seen you do better, it looks better than average, but I think you have more to give

Druid of the Talon - 1st: Nice! Looks like Blizzards "Claws of Attack" (Which is not bad). The fingers look a bit too cartoony, but still they are also very well-made.
2nd: Awsome aswell. I really like this one, though (Lol) I guess it's not much of an item, but that's up to the judges, for it's great!

Priestess of the Moon - 1st: Looks very nice aswell, but it looks kind of steelish and plain. But the glow in the background is awsome.
2nd: I really don't see what this is. The shape of the item is unclear.

This is just fo "perfection". I think all of your icons are totally awsome and should deserve 5/5 ratings, so don't get me wrong!

 

[D a w n]

I think. Warden, Demonhunter weapon, & Druid staff are the best ones.
But I dont really like the PotM icons.

 

[Palaslayer]

But I dont really like the PotM icons.

/sign. me too.

 

[Panda]

I would pick the Night Elf Warden's Icon and both of the Demon Hunter icons Followed by the Claws.

 

[67chrome]

The priestess bow could stand to have more color variation, and from what I remeber it has spikes on it, which could look pretty cool if implemented into the icon. Other than that, the warden and demon hunter icons are my favorite, the claws are pretty nice, and I can't really tell what the other two icons are supposed to be. The druid wooden thing/keeper hand/staff could be a little clearer in what it is supposed to be. I really have no idea what the second priestess icon is supposed to be

But I'd say the warden icon, demon hunter icons, and druid claws. If you work on the bow and nature icons some more they could be worthy candidates as well

 

[Coinblin]

I'm gonna try to squeeze in four icons in the next 2 day hahaha. My theme will be something to do with dwarves, I'm not sure what yet.

 

[VergilThazaar]

Bump!

Priestess of the Moon - 1st: Looks very nice aswell, but it looks kind of steelish and plain. But the glow in the background is awsome.
2nd: I really don't see what this is. The shape of the item is unclear

I really have no idea what the second priestess icon is supposed to be

Seriously, WTH is the 2nd priestess icon? (yeah I know, curiosity killed the cat)

 

[UnholyDobry]

I've been working on icons a bit wrench icon gave me some problems trying to find right color, so i need feedback which one looks better, also i did bolts icon give me some feedback there too.

palaslayer first 3 icons are pure win, i would sugest you use first 3 and make another icon maybe wardens halm or something like that. Btw what is that last icon tyrandes hand of star fall ?

 

[VergilThazaar]

The left wrench looks like gold, the right one has too much reflection. I have a slight impression that the bolts don't match with the background, but that could be just me.

 

[UnholyDobry]

Yeah i think background sucks too i might do unique background for all icons after im done makeing them, i tryed to remove some highlights to make it less like gold looking, better?

 

[VergilThazaar]

You reduced the contrast, that mayby helped, but the basic problem is the reflection. It seems like the background reflects to the wrench, which should not be possible, you don't go polish your wrench after you use it! Now either you remove the background light, making it glow less, or greatly reduce the highlights. If you move a light towards the wrench it shouldn't reflect and glow like a diamond or cosmetic stone of some kind. Wrench is a work tool.

 

[UnholyDobry]

ur right I might remove backround since mechenic items dont glow or put some kind of solid background.

EDIT: There! But now bolts might blend to much to background.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Try a black background and add just a tad of glow.. (golden glow)

It will make it looks more Warcraftish.. since all the background are black.

 

[Panda]

Looks good unholy hope it comes out well!

 

[Stanakin]

Really cool icons I'm seeing here!
Since I need to make some item icons for my cavemen map anyway, I hope I'll have the time to make those before the deadline, but I kind of doubt it. :\

 

[viiva]

Gonna change the head though

 

[Palaslayer]

nice.

 

[Panda]

Nice Banana.

 

[D a w n]

Wip

oh and this is my theme: http://www.pobladores.com/data/pobl...ulu/channels/maga_lulu/images/5131905vivi.jpg :>

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Gonna change the head though

Woohou! Now That is what I called True Bananahunt Art

 

[UnholyDobry]

Nice one banana, its my 3rd icon Cog any ideas for 4th icon, dwarf misic items is theme.

 

[Panda]

Hmm seems nice Don, also Unholy i would make dwarf helmet or maybe a remote control for somthing or a dwarf itself.

 

[UnholyDobry]

helm and remote control will stand out as they are not so misic as other i was thinking of makeing pipes but i ended up waisting 1h of life need some other idea, since i made all 3 icons with construction theme within dwarf theme i need something used in construction by dwarfs, but thx.

EDIT: I know maybe i should do a hammer.

 

[viiva]

Seriously? I thought it was pretty crap.. dont think I will use it anyway

I like your UD, maybe a smaller screw in the middle to finish it off?

 

[VergilThazaar]

helm and remote control will stand out as they are not so misic as other i was thinking of makeing pipes but i ended up waisting 1h of life need some other idea, since i made all 3 icons with construction theme within dwarf theme i need something used in construction by dwarfs, but thx.

EDIT: I know maybe i should do a hammer.

- Hammer was my first thought too, only if you manage to make it look like a construction hammer and not a weapon hammer.

@ banana_HUNT
- The thing down-right is the hand or the edge of the weapon?

 

[UnholyDobry]

my final icon its hammer, now what should i do with all icons, should i change their backgrounds, maybe i should work on some specific icon give me feedback.

 

[Panda]

The handle on the hammer seems to be a bit small and the hammers head looks like its wooden instead of a metalish feel.

 

[UnholyDobry]

its reparir hammer handle suposed to be short, I'll see what i can do about hammer head.

 

[Panda]

Ok, well didnt know, so yeah.

 

[UnholyDobry]

there, better?

 

[VergilThazaar]

Nice unholy! Great work!

 

[dansaDisco]

Book of death.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

It'S AWESOME, but if you didn't told us it was a book, I couldn't figer it out myself..

you should move it abit more on the corner so that way we could see the border.

 

[Palaslayer]

Book of death.

awesomee



and goblin, many wc3 icon share that attitude so who cares ^^

 

[dansaDisco]

Thanks guys :3

 

[Panda]

Looks good dansa

 

[TDR]

Yeah dansaDisco, your stuff is pretty nice.
By the way I'm in this thing, I'll do something when I have time this weekend...or not; I'll just forget. But I like to spam when I should go to sleep.

 

[viiva]

need to 'clean it up' a bit though